Event – April 5

Posted on March 28, 2025 by admin_mhpfyz3d

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Rising Stars:

Leonard Fu & Baron Fenwick

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Chinese/German violinist Leonard Fu (The Juilliard School, Kronberg Academy in Germany) and American pianist Baron Fenwick (2019 Sendai Competition, DMA candidate at The Juilliard School) will perform a dynamic program with works by Ravel, Szymanowski, Britten, Elgar, Chopin and original composition by the young violinist himself.

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Time: 4-5:30pm

Location: Grace Church, Millbrook, NY

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Violinist

Chinese-German violinist Leonard Fu is a dynamic and versatile artist who has performed across Europe, Asia, and the United States, appearing with leading orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Frankfurt Chamber Philharmonic, Hamburger Sinfoniker, and Allentown Symphony. An accomplished chamber musician, Fu has shared the stage with Mitsuko Uchida, Janine Jansen, Amihai Grosz, Jens-Peter Maintz, Laurence Lesser, Kim Kashkashian, Jörg Widmann, and many others.

A laureate of major international competitions, Fu’s accolades include prizes at the Joseph Joachim, Andrea Postacchini, Rodolfo Lipizer, TONALi, Ton & Erklärung, and most recently, First Prize at the Schadt International String Competition in 2022.

Fu earned degrees from the New England Conservatory and The Juilliard School, where he studied with Donald Weilerstein and Catherine Cho, serving as their teaching assistant. He is currently under the tutelage of Antje Weithaas at the prestigious Kronberg Academy in Germany, supported by the Gingko Foundation. Fu performs on the “Lorenzo Storioni, Cremona, 1781” violin, generously on loan from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben instrument fund.

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Pianist

Baron Fenwick, pianist, is currently a student at The Juilliard School pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts, and he received his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from Mannes School of Music. Originally from North Carolina, he lives in New York City where he maintains an active performance career. Among his recent collaborators include composers Matthew Aucoin, Caroline Shaw, Lowell Liebermann, and Julia Wolfe, and his debut CD with violinist Isabella Li Lao is currently in production by Naxos Music. His performances have been greeted with acclaim in many venues including last year in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium as a featured solo improviser for the Cecilia Chorus of New York.

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